Repsol begins producing renewable hydrogen at Petronor

The 2.5 MW electrolyser can generate 350 tpy of renewable hydrogen for industrial use, mainly in the refinery, as a raw material for manufacturing products with a lower carbon footprint.

Renewable hydrogen is also used in the logistics platform of the Abanto Zierbana Technology Park, located 15 km from Muskiz, Spain, to power buses and heavy transport. To this end, Repsol and the Basque Energy Agency have located the Basque Country’s first hydrogen refuelling station there, which obtains hydrogen from the Petronor electrolyser by means of a pipeline, installed by Nortegas.

The start-up of this electrolyser is a milestone in Repsol's path towards zero net emissions, in which the transformation of its industrial facilities plays a key role. Petronor will be the site for two more electrolysers, with a capacity of 10 MW and 100 MW, in the coming years. The latter has been recognised by the European Commission as an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI).

Repsol will install electrolysers as a decarbonisation lever in the vicinity of its other four large industrial centres in Spain. The unit in Cartagena will have a capacity of 100 MW and has also been qualified as an IPCEI. The unit in Tarragona, at 150 MW, will be the largest in Spain and has been selected by the European Commission as an innovative project to receive funds under the Innovation Fund programme. Repsol plans to install 30 MW electrolysers near its industrial complexes in Puertollano and A Coruña.

The company currently produces around 360 000 tpy of hydrogen in its industrial facilities, which represents almost 60% of the Spain’s demand.

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